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Nisaba 26, 015 (P376024)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 26, 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | P376024 |
| Museum no. | BM 110160 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 6(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz engar sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a | 420 laborers, plowmen, oxen-drivers, for 1 day barley rations, |
| 2 | 9(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 185 workdays, male laborers, |
| 3 | zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra u3 su7-ra gub-ba | piled up in piles, ..., and ... stationed. |
| 4 | a-sza3 amar-kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 5 | giri3 da-a-gi | via Da’agi; |
| 6 | 9(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra | 990 workdays, male laborers, piled up in piles, |
| 7 | a-sza3 muru13 u3 a-sza3 sag-du3 | the muru field and the head field, |
| 8 | giri3 a-kal-la | via Akalla |
| 9 | 3(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 133 workdays, male laborers, |
| 10 | a-da gub-ba i7 e3 | standing beside the water, the river coming out, |
| 11 | giri3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | via Ur-Enlila; |
| 12 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 255 workdays, male laborers, |
| 13 | sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba | barley remitted, grain heaped up, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 su7!-ra gub-ba | and standing in the street(?) |
| 2 | a-sza3 kun-edin-na | field Kun-edina, |
| 3 | giri3 a-ab-ba | via A’abba |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 zar3 tab-ba | 91 workdays, male laborers, sheaves piled up, |
| 5 | a-sza3 GAN2-mah | field GAN-maḫ |
| 6 | giri3 da-a-ga | via Da'aga; |
| 7 | gurum2-ak sza3 buru14 | inspection of the harvest |
| 8 | giri3 szar2-ra-ab-du-ne | via Šarrabdu |
| 9 | ugula ur-e2-nun-na | foreman: Ur-Enunna; |
| 10 | kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si! | under seal of Egal-esi |
| 11 | mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫarši and Kimash were destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | e2-gal-e-si | Egalesi |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lu2-{d}szara2 | son of Lu-Šara, |
| 4 | sa12-du5 | chief surveyor |
Sources & licences
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